Eddie Mathews
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| Third baseman / Manager | |||
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Born: October 13, 1931 Texarkana, Texas |
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Died: February 18, 2001 (aged 69) La Jolla, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 15, 1952, for the Boston Braves | |||
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| September 27, 1968, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .271 | ||
| Hits | 2,315 | ||
| Home runs | 512 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,453 | ||
| Managerial record | 149–161 | ||
| Winning % | .481 | ||
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 1978 | ||
| Vote | 79.42% (fifth ballot) | ||
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As manager
Edwin Lee "Eddie" Mathews (October 13, 1931 – February 18, 2001) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman. He played 17 seasons for the Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, and Detroit Tigers, from 1952 through 1968. Mathews was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978.
Mathews is regarded as one of the best third basemen ever to play the game. He was an All-Star for 9 seasons. He won the National League (NL) home run title in 1953 and 1959 and was the NL Most Valuable Player runner-up both of those seasons. He hit 512 home runs during his major league career. Mathews coached for the Atlanta Braves in 1971, and he was the team's manager from 1972 to 1974. Later, he was a scout and coach for the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, and Oakland Athletics.
Mathews was born in Texarkana, Texas. He was six years old when his family moved to Santa Barbara, California. The Santa Barbara High School baseball field, where he developed into a star high school baseball player, is named after him. Mathews was signed by the Boston Braves in 1949. He played 63 games that year for the Class D High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms, where he hit 17 home runs and earned a .363 batting average. The next year he hit 32 home runs for the Class AA Atlanta Crackers.
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